Manych Operation (1919)

Manych operation was a military action in the North Caucasus during the Russian Civil War in April–May 1919.

Politico-military situation
During the counter-offensive of the Southern Front, which began in February 1919, the 10th Army of the Red Army captured almost the entire Salsky District of the Don Host Oblast and reached the southern bank of the Manych River near the village of Velikokoknyazheskaya. This offensive in the direction of the Manych River was aimed at the flank and rear of the grouping of troops defending Rostov-on-Don, which consisted of the Volunteer Army and Don corps. On the river Manych, the offensive of the 10th Army in April 1919 was stopped due to stubborn resistance of the enemy.

Denikin's Volunteer Army, meanwhile, having taken the offensive in the Donbass, intensified its actions in the Don region, came to the Manych and fought for the crossings.